WEBVTT VICTIMS, EVEN AFTER THE CASE ISCLOSED.>> IF PEOPLE IGNORE THIS STUDYWE ARE IN TROUBLE.TRE: LIVING 25 YEARS AS A MAN INBLUE COMES WITH EXPERIENCES THATARE HARD TO YOU RACE, EVEN AFTERPUTTING DOWN THE BADGE.>> MY FIRST TIME I SAW A PERSONTHAT WAS SHOT UP, I DID NOT KNOWHOW TO RESPOND.TRE: DR. STEVE KELSEY SAYS HISTIME WITH THE POLICE FORCEALLOWED HIM TO WITNESS MANYTRAGEDIES.ONE OF THEM BROUGHT HIM TO THESCENE OF A DOUBLE SHOOTING IN2006, WHERE 41-YEAR EARON HARPERWAS GUNNED DOWN IN A HOME ONWILSON AVENUE.HER THEN TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,ERICA HUGHES, WAS ALSO SHOT, BUTSURVIVED.AND HE JOINS A LONG LIST,DOCUMENTED IN A STUDY CALLED VOICES OF THE SURVIVORS, WHERE 60VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE JOINEDPEGASUS INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS INLOOKING INTO THE IMPACT OF THESECRIMES.>> I HOPE WE REALLY PAYATTENTION TO THE NUMBERS.TRE: ACCORDING TO THE STUDY,LMPD INVESTIGATED MORE THAN 4000SHOOTINGS, WHETHER FATAL ORNONFATAL, SINCE 2003.IT ALSO REVEALS THE PEOPLE WHOWERE IMPACTED BY THE VIOLENCE,WHETHER THEY SURVIVED A SHOOTINGOR ARE REELING FROM THE LOSS OFA LOVED ONE, ARE FACED WITHTRAUMA AFTER THE CRIME SCENETAPE IS PICKED UP.>> AND NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE ATREATMENT PLAN.TRE: THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT SHOWSSURVIVORS EXPERIENCE A GREATLEVEL OF GRIEF, WITH SOMERESEARCH SUGGESTING VICTIMS DEALWITH THAT GRIEF LONGER AND MOREINTENSELY THAN OTHER LOSSES.THAT'S WHY DOCTOR KELSEY SAYSFUNDS NEED TO GO TO TREATINGTHESE VICTIMS, OR THE SITUATIONCOULD POSSIBLY HEAD IN THE WRONGDIRECTION.>> WE NEED TO WAKE UP AND PAYATTENTION.IF NOT, WE ARE WASTING

The results of a new study looking at gun violence will be revealed on Monday.

It's an effort to both combat growing homicide numbers in the city as well as provide better treatment for survivors.

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The study showed that Louisville Metro police have investigated more than 4,000 shootings, fatal and nonfatal, within the last 15 years.

"There are a lot of victims out here who are suffering in silence," said Dr. Steve Kelsey, a former officer with the Louisville Metro Police Department.

Kelsey was a part of the three-month-long study, where about 60 victims from Louisville told their stories.

These victims either survived a shooting or lost a loved one to gun violence.

The study showed many survivors feel distressed over how their loved ones died and believe they are unsafe in the aftermath of the shooting.

The study also goes into details about victim's desires to seek revenge by using more violence.

Kelsey said this issue will continue if funds aren't given to treat these victims.

"My concern is that, if we do not sympathize with these victims, they're going to feel as if they're forgotten, out of sight out of mind; who cares about me? And what's going to begin to happen is that it's going to be a bunch of retaliation," Kelsey said.

The results of the study will be sent to the Louisville Metro Council and Gov. Matt Bevin.